baklava
or ba·kla·wa
[ bah-kluh-vah, bah-kluh-vah ]
/ ˈbɑ kləˌvɑ, ˌbɑ kləˈvɑ /
noun
a Near Eastern pastry made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling of ground nuts, baked and then drenched in a syrup of honey and sometimes rosewater.
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Origin of baklava
Borrowed into English from Turkish around 1815–25
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British Dictionary definitions for baklava
baklava
baclava
/ (ˈbɑːkləˌvɑː) /
noun
a rich cake of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey
Word Origin for baklava
from Turkish
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